A look at cybersecurity salaries in the Washington, D.C. Metro requiring security clearance.

1. CLEARED CYBERSECURITY
PAY IN WASHINGTON D.C. METRO
tion
ompensa
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BY LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE
Average total
compensation
$135,727
$117,663
$94,564
A security clearance is a determi
nation by the Un
ited States Government that a pe
rson or company is eligible for
access to classified information
. The term “eligibi
lity for access” means the same
thing as security clearance and
appears in some Government rec
ord systems. Th
ere are two types of clearances
: Personnel Security Clearances
10,936
$1
BY CLEARANCE LEVE
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$108,48es: Personnel
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Securitynceearances (PCLs) and
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Facility Security Clearances (FCL
s).$136,246
Average total compensation
Senior-level
career
10+ years
(manager/
director of
staff)
GENDER
Satisfied
62%
55%
Lifestyle or
Full-Scope
polygraph
I don't have a
current polygraph
EDUCATION
AGE
FEMALE
$106,496
A LOOK AT THE AGENCIES
Top five agencies for cybersecurity:
Average total compensation
25-34
$94,024
84%
%
Survey respondents
who say theyʼre willing
to relocate
20%
Counterintelligence
polygraph
BY GENDER, AGE AND EDUCATION
$111,773
%
60
Survey respondents who
expect to change jobs
(and/or) employers
within the next year
$114,953
25%
MALE
Dissatisfied
53%
$102,274
Workforce makeup
5+ years
26%
Neutral
$129,957
Mid-level
career
Are cybersecurity workers satisfied with their pay?
14
BY POLYGRAPH LEVEL
Management
STAY OR GO?
35-44
$112,593
45-54
55+
$94,102
$128,170
$133,334
27%
16%
35%
SOME COLLEGE (2-YEAR)
13%
22%
43%
MASTERʼS DEGREE (NOT MBA)
$126,525
National
Security
Agency
19%
COLLEGE GRADUATE (4-YEAR)
$109,476
Department
of Defense
25%
Central Intelligence
Agency
Department
of Homeland
Security
Department
of Justice
*Survey respondents were compiled from the 2013 ClearanceJobs Compensation Survey.
The survey was administered online by ClearanceJobs.com from October 30, 2012 to January 21, 2013.
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